Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-04-14
FROM MURRAY, I. T.
MURRAY, l. 7. Mar. %, 1887.

EDITOR TELLER:
Warm spring like days is making the
beautiful leave us at fast rate, swelling
the creeks, gulchos and generally dry
rayines into foaming torrents, and max
ing ye heart Of the placer miner glad,
and sending down mud, rocks and gravel
into Prichard creek and the North Fork
Gold dust will soon bo again in the
pockets Of the boys and times become
more lively after the dull winter, when
the Boosters Union were taxed very
heavy on brain work to keep the wolf
from the door, and the sheriff at a dis
tance. Placer mining is going on in
many of the side gulches and on the bars
and hill claim along the Old Wash.
On Trail gulch and its tributaries, active
work is going on and good results are
promised from all who are at work
hydraulics are being used quite freely
and will enable the boys to do more work
at less cost and clean up more bed rock
where the cream is found for pay.
The Black Hills company are at work
and Mr.. Herman, the manager. feels
confident of good prosperous paying
season. Quartz interest are looking up
and a busy season anticipated in this
solid class of mining, both here and on
the South Fork. The Ocean Group of
mines on Bald mountain is looking up
and Montana parties keep an eye on this
property; it is looking well at present.
Tho Golden King and Idaho companies
are at this time shut down. The latter
company is expected to begin operation
soon on lively scale and push the fifty
stamp mill to finish. They have an
abundance of good milling quartz ready
on the dump and will open up other
good mines. The Golden Chest COM
pany is still pushing on work and have a
fine showing, and very good fattcring
prospects. Over on the South Fork all
is now lively, and with tie proposed
railroad construction will make boom
large aud lively Of railroad talk and pros.
poets. We have now another scheme by
the Il. P. Co., it is to run from Thomp
sob Falls up Pass creek to tho Summit
House; thence along the ridge to the
South Fork about Mulan. This route
would be a heavy competition to the
10. II. Il N. Co., for ii would run into
the heart of vast mining region at the
head of Prichard creek, the South Fork
and the st Regis in Montana and would
be in close connection to Murray and
Delta. Pony gulch and Carlon Centre,
whclc is situated some very promising
mines, with down hill grade to haul to
and fro and only short distance, eight
or ten miles at the fartherest, it would
open up country at present quite slow
from the large expense TO get supplies in
and the uncertainty at times from its
remote isolation from road or trail. 1t is
said by men In the services of the N. p.
Co., the road will be built this year sure.
With these two roads built and in
operation the Occur d'Alene's will begin
an era of prosperity that will rival any
mining country in the northwest.
Many new arrivals are coming into
camp and tho rush continues. Mining
men from all sections are taking in our
prospects with an eye for investing. A
large number of our citizens are return.
ing after an absence of some months
in the east and west.
Matters political are quiet since the
Buffalo fellow pocketed the annexation
bill and TIE governor who misrepresents
Idaho and Maria's man are denounced
in language moro strong than polite, yet
we are still Idaho and will have to still
be robbed to feed the Boise rigs while
longer. How much longer arc we to be
taunted, robbed aud abused by these
rings of fraud who now rule Idaho with
Boise City rings of vulturcs, who fatten
and thrive on the people OF North idaho
from the taxes gathered and plundered
to keep up the capital. 1t is only a
while longer We will surely be part Of
the future state Of Washington, it is
only another insult and disregard of the
wishes and feelings of the people ol
North Idaho and Washington Territory
Revenge will surely come and it will b.
sweeter than those bosom friends of ths
governor and all the Boise clique will ind
out how We love them. We think the
next congress will pass it notwithstand
ing the objections Of the man from
Bufflo and Mar;a's solid man and con
fidental friend Gov. Stevenson, Of Idaho,
All will 60 down before the next con
grcss to the shades of hades and private